_Automated Transfer
Vehicle 3 will be ESA’s third International Space Station Resupply Mission.
Launching in March 2012 and Docking to ISS, ATV will deliver almost 7,000
Kilograms of Cargo (Dry Cargo; Oxygen; Fuel). While docked with ISS, the
Vehicle provides regular Reboosts to maintain the Station’s Operational
Altitude. Also, ISS Attitude Control will be handled with ATV. The Mission was
named after famous Italian Scientist Edoardo Amaldi. ATV3 will remain in space
for about 6 months.